Shutter-fastener.



No. 724,013. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903.

'0; F. IMMELL.

I SHUTTER PA'STENER.

APPLICATION nun SEPT. 16, 1902. .no MODEL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OMER F. IMMELL, OF BLAIR, WISCONSIN.

SHUTTER-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 724,013, dated March 31, 1903.

Application filed September 16, 1902. Serial No.123,640. (No model To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, OMER F. IMMELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Blair, in the county of Trempealeau and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Shutter-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in catches for barn-doors, window-blinds, and the like.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of catches for doors, blinds, and the like and' to provide an exceedingly simple and inexpensive one adapted to be readily applied to any ordinary door or shutter without the use of skilled labor and capable of securely holding a door or parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims heretoappended.

In the drawings, Figurel is a perspective view of a door-catch constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a door. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating the position of the parts when the door is open.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawings.

1 designates the head of the catch, which is constructed ofa single piece of springwire or other resilient material and which is substantially in the form ,of a figure 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings. The head of the catch is approximately triangular and is formed by bending the wire into the form of a right-angled triangle and coiling the wire at the angle formed by the base and altitude. One. end of the wire is extended to form a resilient shank 2 and is then coiled at 3, the coil 3 being secured to the exterior of the door 4 by a staple 5, which passes through the coil. The terminal 6 of thewire at the outer end of the coil is secured by staples 7 to the door; but any other suitable means may be employed for this purpose. The other portion of the wire is extended to form an operating-stem 8, extending horizontally on the exterior of the door to a slot 9 of the same and passing through the said slot and curved to form an operating loop or bend '10. The operating loop or bend 10 forms a convenient grip or handle for enabling the catch to be withdrawn from engagement with the keeper 12, and the terminal 13 of the wire is guided in a staple 14 and is extended beyond the handle or grip to form an arm. The triangular head of the catch presents an angularly-disposed or beveled face to the keeper, and when the door is opened the said catch automatically engages the keeper and locks the door in such open position. The operating-stem is provided adjacent to the spring-coil 3 with an angular bend to arrange it close to the outer face of the door. The keeper, which is also preferably constructed of a single piece of wire, is bent into approximately rectangular form, and the terminals 15 and 16 are bent in opposite directions to provide arms and are secured by staples 17 and 18 to the adjacent portion ofthe barn or other structure.

It will be seen that the catch is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to be readily manufactured, and that it is capable of being applied to a door or window without the use of skilled labor. It will also be seen that it is capable of securelyholding a door, window-blind, or other hinged member in an open position to prevent the same from being shut by wind or other means and that the handle loop or grip is located at the inner face of the door, adjacent to the hinged edge thereof, in convenient position to be readily grasped by the'operator for enabling the door or window-blind to be readily closed.

What I claim is 1. A catch comprising a headconsisting of a loop, a resilient shank extending from the loop and designed to be secured to a hinged element, and an operating-stem extending from the loop and provided with a bend olfset from the plane of the stem, whereby it is arranged at the inner face of the hinged element, substantially as described.

2. A catch comprising a head consisting of a loop, a resilient shank extending from the loop and provided with a spring-coil, and an operating-stem extending from the loop, substantially as described.

3. A catch comprising a head consisting of a loop, a resilient shank extending from the loop and provided with a spring-coil, and an operating-stem extending from the loop, and provided with an ofiset bend forming a grip or handle, substantially as described.

4. A catch comprising a head of approximately triangular shape, a resilient shank provided with a spring-coil, and a stem having an offset bend or loop forming a grip or handle and provided with an extension or arm, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a hinged member having a slot, of a catch consisting of a head, a resilient shank extending from the head and secured to the exterior of the hinged member, and a stem extending from the head and having an offset loop or bend operating in the said slot and located at the inner face of the hinged member and provided with an arm and means for guiding the arm on the hinged member, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OMER F. IMMELL.

\Vitnesses:

EARL F. I'IENSEL, SNYDER STOUT. 

